By Colin Wood
Mar 8, 2022
Sure, street circuits sound exciting when it comes to spectators, but those narrow courses, high walls and surfaces not built for race cars seem a lot more formidable from inside the cockpit.
These views come from the SRO GT America race during the recent Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Have you ever driven on a street circuit? What was it like?
3/8/22 10:00 a.m.
Do we count hill climbs as a street circuit?
I think street circuits are cool, but unfortunately I've never had the chance to drive a proper "in the city" one.
3/8/22 10:23 a.m.
3/8/22 10:26 a.m.
I love the visuals of a street course, but when it came to driving them in video games, they always gave me the most trouble
3/8/22 10:31 a.m.
Man I'd love to drive a street circuit.
I recently found out in 86/87 there was a Grand Prix race held here in Tacoma just a mile or so from my house. So cool.
Heck, the OG Grand Turismo had a street Seattle Circuit that I raced religiously.
3/8/22 10:50 a.m.
In reply to BA5 :
Good question. Hill climbs are pretty close, aren't they?
I'd say they are similar in difficulty, at least.
3/8/22 10:52 a.m.
In reply to aw614 :
The street circuits in games were the ones I always wanted to be good at, but never quite got the hang of.
3/8/22 10:55 a.m.
In reply to BA5 :
Good question: Does a hill climb count as a street course?
Kinda, right? And now put everyone on the course at once.
3/8/22 11:58 a.m.
The answer is both; they have a cool vibe but they tend to be hard on cars.
3/8/22 4:02 p.m.
Super fun street course for vintage - Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix - truly on city streets, real racing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe_UTe9cV4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXHCEvebi-c
3/9/22 10:31 a.m.
And I'd love to see the World Challenge of Tampa come back–racing around the Tampa Fairgrounds. (I have seen Maiden, Priest and several others there.)
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